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Yard Waste Cart FAQs
Fill your cart with lawn clippings, leaves, and other types of yard waste, and place the cart safely at the curb on the same day as recycling collection every other week.
The biweekly cart collection continues throughout the year. During leaf season (November through February), leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Town leaf vacuum trucks will collect leaves left behind the curb during this season on a zone schedule, and biweekly collection of yard waste from carts also continues during this time.
Residents can also take yard waste to the convenience center at no additional charge. Or, residents can arrange for an excessive yard waste collection for a fee.
Benefits of Yard Waste Carts
The benefits of using carts for yard waste collection include:
- More efficient collection.
- Safer roadways.
- Cleaner waterways for healthier habitats for wildlife. Cart collection keeps debris out of storm drains that empty into local creeks, streams, and waterways.
- Prevents flooding that can occur when yard waste clogs stormwater drains.
- Less pollen and dust in the spring. The fine particles can’t be contained in vacuum trucks.
Collection of yard waste from carts will follow the same schedule as your recycling, which is picked up every other week. Click here to look up your schedule.
Example: Tuesday is my collection day. One Tuesday is garbage, recycling, and yard waste; the next Tuesday is garbage collection only.
Brown Yard Waste Carts
The brown yard waste carts are branded with the Holly Springs logo, and the brown lids are labeled for yard waste collection. Place grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs, sticks, branches, and other yard waste items in these bins. If the yard waste fits in the cart with no more than a 6-inch gap between the cart and lid, the Town will collect it!
Items that are not currently collected as yard waste also should not be placed in yard waste carts. These items include dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts.
Green Recycling Carts
Place household recyclables, including cardboard, glass, paper, and plastic bottles, into these bins. Click here for more details on recycling.
Dark Gray or Black Garbage Carts
Place non-hazardous household waste in these. Click here for more details on garbage collection.
Place grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs, sticks, branches, and other yard waste items in these bins. All yard waste that is currently placed and collected at the curb can be placed in the yard waste cart with the cart lid closed.
Roll your yard waste cart to the curb for collection prior to 7 a.m. on the same day as your scheduled recycling pickup. Place carts safely at the curb and at least 5 feet from the closest mailbox or post.
Items that are not collected include dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts.
No. Loose yard waste should be placed directly inside the cart. This assists with collection and processing.
- The Town cannot collect yard waste from overflowing carts with more than a 6-inch gap between the cart and lid.
- Residents may use the Holly Springs Yard Waste Convenience Center at no additional cost.
- The Town offers fee-free spring and fall yard waste clean-up events. During the spring and fall yard waste sweep weeks, residents can place any volume of acceptable yard waste at the curb, and Public Works will collect it. Click here for details.
- Have a need to dispose of yard waste from your cart when it's not your scheduled collection day? On-demand yard waste cart pickups for $15 per extra collection are available; call 311 or use the app to make the request.
- Residents may contact the Town for collection of large quantities of yard waste for an additional fee. Click here for details.
- During leaf season (November through February), leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Town leaf vacuum trucks will collect leaves left behind the curb during this season on a zone schedule, and biweekly collection of yard waste from carts also continues during this time.
- Want to order another cart for an additional fee? Call 311 or (919) 577-3111 if outside Town limits. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill.
Yes! The words YARD WASTE are stamped on the brown yard waste cart.
Your recycling cart is green, and your household garbage cart is gray or black.
To request an additional cart or decline a cart, call 311 or (919) 577-3111 if outside Town limits. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill.
A cart is required for curbside collection of yard waste. The biweekly cart collection will continue to run throughout the year – even during the fall. During peak leaf season (November through February), leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Town leaf vacuum trucks will collect leaves left behind the curb during this season on a zone schedule, and biweekly collection of yard waste from carts also continues during this time.
Residents also can take yard waste to the newly opened convenience center at no additional charge.
The 95-gallon yard waste carts are similar in size to garbage and recycling carts but slightly shorter and wider.
Are you physically unable to get your cart to the curb? Call 311 or (919) 577-3111, or use the app to request back door service. Staff will be in touch with the application.
No; please remove all materials from the tree, and either leave the tree behind the curb for collection or drop it off at the yard waste convenience center. Click here for details on Christmas tree collection.
If you believe you received an erroneous yard waste citation and want to appeal it, please complete this online form. After submitting the form, the Town will review your appeal. For more information, call 311 or (919) 577-3111.
Please feel free to call 311 or (919) 577-3111 to speak with our Office of Customer Care staff.